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BEESTON - CALVELEY

Torrential rain overnight and all morning so we stayed put outside The Shady Oak. At opening time we called in for a quick one before setting off in slight drizzle which soon stopped.

Even this chap has his wellies on!

Nice afternoon to clear the final wide locks of this section

Finally, the Bunbury staircase locks once again

Sunny mooring at Calveley - what a difference to this morning

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CHESTER - BEESTON

We climbed up the five locks out of Chester in glorious sunshine

Wonky roundhouse halfway up the flight

This time we took the time to walk up to Christleton which is a very nice village. We found these unusual tombstones in the graveyard (where else?). Drink in the Ring O'Bells.

Late afternoon we called in to the new Tattenhall marina which is very new and has superb facilities, but not many moored boats yet!

(For Stella owners - we had a chat with Andrew Cooley while we were there)

Finally we moored outside The Shady Oak pub in Beeston and had an excellent meal.

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ELLESMERE PORT - CHESTER

Very wet day. At one point I'm sure my beer glass on the hatch was filling up faster than I could drink it. We just retraced our steps today back to Chester. After coming up the Northgate staircase in a very heavy shower, we moored back at the same city centre spot as before at 5pm, and the sun has been shining ever since!
Overnight last night we moored next to the museum's trip boat within the secure museum's site as we had heard scary stories about mooring at Ellesmere Port!
Here are some photos of yesterday's very interesting visit to the museum.

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CHESTER - ELLESMERE PORT

This should be a photo of the newsagent in Chester who sold SWMBO yesterday's paper - "We were wrong to sell you yesterday's Times"

I don't know, send a woman to do a man's job etc. etc. ...

Northgate staircase locks in Chester

The Bunbury Arms in Stoak. Excellent pub with what looked like very good food. Never seen so many big posh cars with personalised number plates!

Church of St.Lawrence in Stoak.

Why all these photos of churches?

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'REST DAY' IN CHESTER

City centre mooring with free parking!

River Dee

Excellent Grosvenor Museum which mainly told the story of the Vikings and the Romans

City centre with yet another well photographed landmark

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BEESTON CASTLE - CHESTER

Beeston Castle in the morning mist

Tattenhall Marina. Very smart but not many boats!

Nice development approaching Chester

A very efficient SWMBO cycling ahead to get us to Chester at a reasonable hour

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NANTWICH - BEESTON

Did all the 'services' at Nantwich Canal centre including using the excellent launderette.

Daniel from the Canal World forum moored at Barbridge in Emily Anne

Mountbatten and Jellicoe at Barbridge

Calverley 'Service Station'

Overnight mooring at Beeston Castle below the 'Beeston Castle and Tarporley' signal box

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ADDERLEY - NANTWICH

'Oasis Too' at Adderley in the early morning

Church of St.James the Great at Audlem

The 'Shroppie Fly' pub in Audlem - well, you have to, don't you?

Classic view of Audlem

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CHESWARDINE - ADDERLEY

Bit of a caption competition. Please arrange the following captions to suit the photos - I can't get this page to behave!

Early morning (for us!) outside The Wharf Tavern

A nice early morning photo

Pill box guarding Odyssey at the IWA AGM at Market Drayton

Enterprising farmers wife - the poppy seed loaf was excellent!

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BREWOOD - CHESWARDINE

Lunchtime stop for refreshments after slow progess due to moored boats and leaves around the prop

Another well photographed landmark (watermark?) - High Bridge in Grub Street Cutting

Former Cadbury Wharf at Knighton

Moored at The Wharf Tavern at Cheswardine

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CROSS GREEN - BREWOOD (Pronounced BROOD)

We walked a couple of yards of the Monarch's Way long distance footpath

Then went to the Pendeford Mill nature reserve

This is Avenue Bridge leading to Chillington Hall on the outskirts of Brewood

Speedwell Castle (or folly?) in Brewood